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Mine cheese has more fat and sodium than what it says on the label, says Protest

Mine cheese has more fat and sodium than what it says on the label, says Protest

An analysis of cheese mines (9) The companies evaluated are: Keijobom, Fazendo Bela Vista, Sol Brilhante (with reduction of salt), and the production of " , Puríssimo, Tirolez, Balkis (without salt), Purissimo (with reduced salt), Ipanema, Keijobom (without salt) and Quata.

According to the institution, the cheeses evaluated do not endanger the health of the consumer, but show that the products are not as light as they appear to be, because the percentage of fat and sodium is higher than what is written on the label.

Criteria

In the laboratory, the Association evaluated the product label and checked the truth of the information found. Also measured the amount of fat present in the dry extract of each of them. He also observed the moisture content and whether cheeses carried starch in their composition. In addition, the products have undergone analysis capable of detecting the presence of disease-causing micro-organisms. Regarding the labeling, despite the packaging of the freshly mined cheeses evaluated, they bring the information required by law and also those that we consider to be important (such as the date of manufacture), the veracity of the information contained in the labels still leaves something to be desired. According to Brazilian legislation, the difference between the information contained in the label and that which contains the product offered to the consumer can not be greater than 20%.

Sodium

In assessing the sodium content, PROTESTE found that Quatá and Keijobon products report on the labeling that they have more sodium than they actually do, with a variation between the label and the laboratory measured of 29 and 31%, respectively. The brand Puríssimo light, which indicated that it contained 40% less sodium, actually had 47% more sodium compared to what was promised on the label.

According to Article 6, item III of the Consumer Protection Code, it is a basic right to adequate and clear information on different products and services with correct specifications of quantity and characteristics

Total fat

As for the total fat content, the situation is even more worrying. Almost all of the test samples (except Keijobon brand) showed more total fat than indicated on the package. On the label, a 30g slice of Keijobom (without salt) has 3g of fat. However, according to the test results, 30g of the product bring in 7.4g of fat, a difference of 145%. The highest differences were observed in the brands: Keijobon without salt (145%), Puríssimo (56%) and Sol Brilhante (53%).

Fat

PROTESTE also verified the fat content in the dry extract and the moisture level, important data to know whether the cheese that the consumer is taking home is actually the mines type. According to the Ministry of Agriculture legislation, minas cheese is considered a semi-fat cheese with very high humidity.

Except for Puríssimo (reduced salt), all products presented fat content in the dry extract

Moisture

On the other hand, the products did not present moisture content outside the limit of the legislation. The Association also did not detect the presence of starch in the samples or of pathogenic microorganisms (those that harm the health of the consumer)

Positioning of companies

See below

Milk Farm

In declaration by "The only item considered non-standard was the fat content, however, we did not have access to the results of the research conducted by Proteste for a better evaluation.We constantly carry out analyzes in official laboratories, in addition to the analysis of all the lots by internal quality control of the company.The results obtained in these tests are within normal standards. "

Ipanema

The company Ipanema published a note on its website regarding adversity in the values ​​of fat and sodium and said that this is due to high humidity of the product, transportation and refrigeration issues. Sol Brilhante said that "the technical department is in contact with the institution in order to obtain further clarification, as the company has been informed that it has obtained a maximum score in the area of" hygiene. "

Bright Sun

did not receive any notification and information on the methodology applied in the test. "

Until the closing of this matter the other companies did not comment on the analysis of the Protest.


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